Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-03-29
BOSTON coRBETr.
UNHAPPY oanrrR OF poorn's SLAYER.
Warrington LstisrI

uSrrArrY cARIER on BOOTHS SLAYER
lwAshington Lssisrl
The new. Of Bos,on Corbs,ts latest
misfortune arouses sympathy here. where
no. few people me, the man twenty
odd year ago and made some little &C
ouaia,Arce With him. They remember
him as queer perpendicular character:
combining a good deal Of the hero and
something OF the crank. lie Was also
particularly religious. and applied the
ties, Of pisiy to other peoples conduct
strictly and extensively.
lie never spoke Of the shooting OF
John wilks. Booth unless he vas asked
10 talk abou, il. and then be told OF the
particular. Of the affair With great sorrow
lie received generous share Of the e'o''
600 which Secretary Stanton offered As .
reward for the capture Of Booth ard
Harold. hi, proportion being something
like s., 200. Thee was de'eiminsu
hsh, over ,hi. priIe money. L.iaye,'e
B,k,r. who WAS then A. the head Of the
.ere, service, thought biz bureau vas
entitled 20 the whole Of IT, The di'ii''
button va. made. after considerable dis
eu,,ion In Congress, upon a very curious
plan. -
The only precsdsn,s ior the distribution
Of prizes are those II the navy. u vi"
decided that Capiain Doughsriy. Who
commanded detail Of the Sixteenth y.
Y. Cavalry, ihA, captured Booth. va, IN
the position Of an oiheer in command Of
a vessel passing from ore squadron 20
another, and on the way capturing =
prize. In that case all the prlze money
zoe. 10 the cAp,ou. Doushefiy received
s.. 500, and the priyAies IN bis detail re-
csiyed abou, 81 600 each. Most Of them
invested their moasy Moard Plai''burs'
y. Y. where they now live prosperous
German farmers.
Co,be,, pm, hi, share into the bat bus.
ines. In Camden. y. j.. where be failed
in 1873. lie went 20 kAnsas and set
tied near Concordia on homestead en-.
Try Of eighty acres lie proved up and
applied COZ p,ient fof hi' claim too
year. ago. ani last summer acted IN
very frantic way over the delay oeea'ioned
by Commissioner SPARKS policy Of VITA
holdins lad pai,ns Poor Cofbeii wa'
20 .ick that be could hardly work. bed
no money. could not pay hi' iase'' could
no, yet title 20 be land. and seemed %
be in constant quarrel With bic nsisn'
boz.
some very Interesting stories af' io.i
| BY Captain Do1sherly Of Coib'its ooli'
age A, one time IN lsG3. IN Virginia
be was out on = scouting expedition 1a
search u Mosby. under the command o
an Engli,h Captain. biz. rsd-iaesd IA
foo,ef. The entire lay wa spent ir
marching. AID no ign Of Mo'hy va
seen. The Captain took hi' men iai'
The middle Of large field and vent ini'
bisou.e early. While they wefc a. sup
per Mo,by ,woopsd down o.. them. sur
pri.sd the entire detachment except che
big Captain. Who, in some way. q"
eapsd and walked back iaio ihc lnioa
lines. Cofbeii tined 20 escape, bui beins
hard pressed took refuge IN an OH s'oa'
veil. From this c'Igne Of vantage be-
lsi,urely returned tire And kept be pur.
susrs A. distance. IL winscd several
Of them and kep, up random fire ~
over an hour. fihally Mosby deploysd
q .kirmi,h line around the sell and GEN.
tered the fire Of thirty or forty men upon
Corbeil's lii,le flf,. Tie b4l.es tore
the carbing al 20 pieces. And che Con-
fsdera,e. supposed they bad killed ih'
solitary garrison. About an holT after
ward. 4 couple q gfayback' wandering
% 20 the well looked down Aal 'Aw Cor
bstt a. the bottom bfaccj across on thr
biz boulder with which ihc well va
walled, coolly eating a Lunch from hr
haver,aek. lie bad emp'ied bis eAibin'
and .iI.,hoo,ef. and hall hoped thai
Mo.by would ~ on aud pay him no fur
,hsr attention. lie wa' taken pri'oael
and sec, down TO Libby AID Anderson
vile. lie was hnAliy exchanged AhH a.
the time be ~as ordered ou, 10 the puf-
.ui, Of Booth Vas just recovering from 4
long attack Of seuryy.
There va. an effort made 20 have Cor
beii tired for firing on Booth without Or.
dsr. bat Captain Doushsriy believed
that Corbe,i saved bis lie by bis timely
.ho,. and bis explanation TO secretary
stanton prevented any action against The
Sergeant